2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE sensor

6 Index
COMAN
Dco ntr oller . ..... . . . . . . . .60
Op erati on. . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .61
COMAN Ddis play . . . ..... . . . . . . . .59
COMAN Dme nu
Auto matic airco nditi oning . . . . . . .210
Ca r. .. . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .203
Navig ation syst em. . . ..... . . . . . .129
Ov erview . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .63
Syste msettings . . . . ..... . . . . . .196
Telephone . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .106
Te xt messages (SMS ).... . . . . . . .122
TV ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .96
Vi de o. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .88
Combinat ion sw itch . ..... . . . . . . .249
Con sump tion . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .521
Con sump tion stat istics .... . . . . . .277
Conveni enceopeni ng/closing . . . .352
Air -recir culation mode.... . . . . . . .340
Coo lant . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... .. 37 9,523
Checking th eleve l.. . .... . . . . . . .379
Dis play messag e.. . . .... . . . . . . .430
Te mp erature gaug e. ..... . . . . . . .272
Coo lbox . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .362
Cor nering light function ... . . . . . .250
Ov erview . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .477
Re plac ing . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .480
Cruise contr ol. . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .290
Displ ay(instrum entcl uster) . . . . . .292 Dis
playm essa ge.... . . . . . . . . . . .413
Cup holder . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . .358 D
Dashboard . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Date Setting (COM AND) ... . . . . . . . . . .197
Dayt imedr ivin gl ights . . . . . . . . . . .247
Setting (on-bo ard comp uter ). . . . . .286
De laye dswit ch-off
Ex terior lighting (CO MAND). . . . . . .205
Interior lighting (CO MAND) . . . . . . .206
Demisti ng. . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .338
Des tina tion entry ..... . . . . . . . . . .143
Des tina tion memory .. . . . . . . . . . .181
Di gital TV . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .101
Dimensions . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . .517
Dipped -beamheadlamps
Dis playm essa ge.... . . . . . . . . . . .432
Dri ving abroa d...... . . . . . . . . . . .392
Ov ervie w. . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .477
Sw itch ing on/of f.... . . . . . . . . . . .247
Sy mm etrica l. . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .392
Dire ction of rotation (t yres) . . . . . .382
Display me ssage .... . . . . . . . . . . .404
Di stance re corder
Re set (on-board comp uter) . . . . . . .278
Dist ance warn ing system. . . . . . . . .51Distronic
. . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..293
Cle aning th esensors . . . . . . . . . . ..396
Dis play message . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..405
Di stanc ewarn ings ystem . . . . . . ...51
Drivi ngtips.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..298
Menu (on-bo ardco mputer) .. . . . ..297
Warnin glam p. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..446
Distronic Plus ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..300
Cle aning th esensors . . . . . . . . . . ..396
Dis play message . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..407
Drivi ngtips.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..307
PR E-SAF EBrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...51
Warnin glam p. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..446
Door Auto matic loc king . . . . . . . . . . . . ..227
Di sp lay message . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..421
Lo cking/unl ocking . . . . . . . . . . . ..222
Po wer closing ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..227
Door control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . ...21
Drinks hol der– see Cup holder
Drive program .... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..268
Driving abroad ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..392
Driving onfloo ded roads . . . . . . . ..391
Dr ivin g safe tysyst em. . . . . . . . . ...46
ABS . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...46
ADAPTIVE BRAKE . . . . . . . . . . . . ...50
Adaptive brake lamp s. . . . . . . . . ...48
BAS . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...47 216_R
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10 Index
Instru
mentligh ting . ..... . . . . . . .271
In te llige nt Ligh tSy stem ... . . . . . .249
Dis play messag e.. . . .... . . . . . . .435
Int eriorligh ting . . . . . ..... . . . . . .251
Ambi ent lighting . . . . ..... . . . . . .252
Ambi ent lighting (C OMAND) . . . . . .206
Control unit . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .252
Ins trum ents . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .271
Interior ligh ting . . . . . ..... . . . . . .206
Re adingl am p. . . . . . ..... . . . . . .252
In te rior motion sensor .... . . . . . . . .55
In te rm ittent wipe . . . . .... . . . . . . .253
ISOFIX child seat securing
syst em.. . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .43 J
Jack .... . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .401
Jum p-st ar ting . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .497 K
Key Battery checklamp ... . . . . . . . . . .223
Chang ing the batter y.. . . . . . . . . . .474
Convenie nceclosi ng .. . . . . . . . . . .352
Fa ctory setting . ..... . . . . . . . . . .222
Lo cking /unloc king centra lly. . . . . .222
Los ing . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .464
Modify ing theprogra mming . . . . . .223
Po sitions in th eignition lock . . . . . .229
Star ting the eng ine. .. . . . . . . . . . .256
Stopping th eengine. . . . . . . . . . . .259
Key po sitio ns . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .229
KEYLESS GO . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .223
Button . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .229
Checking th ebatte ry .. . . . . . . . . . .226
Convenie nceclosi ng .. . . . . . . . . . .352
Dis playm essa ge.... . . . . . . . . . . .429
Faul t. . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .466
Ke y. . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .223
Ke y pos itio ns. . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .229
Loc king . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .225
Mo difying th eprogra mming . . . . . .226
Starting the engine ... . . . . . . . . . .256
Stopping th eengine. . . . . . . . . . . .259
Unloc king . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .223
Ki ck do wn . . . . . . ..... . . . . . 267, 270 L
Lane reco mm endation . . . . . . . . . ..169
Language . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..199
Li ce nc e plate li ghting
Dis play message . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..433
Ov ervie w. . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..477
Ligh tsw itch ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..247
Ligh ting . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..247
Chang ing the bulbs .. . . . . . . . . . ..476
See also Exter ior lighting
See also Interior lighting
Ligh ts
Chang ing the bulbs .. . . . . . . . . . ..476
See also Ext erior lighting. . . . . . . ..247
See also Interior lighting . . . . . . . ..247
Linguatronic ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..198
Lo cator ligh ting
Setting (COMAND ). . . . . . . . . . . ..207
Lo cking
Auto matic ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..227
Setting autom atic (COMA ND).. . .. 208
Lo cking button
Inside (centra lloc king ). . . . . . . . ..227
LOG IC7 . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...69
Lumbar supp ort .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..232
COMAN D...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..216 216_R
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12 Index O
Oil – see Engine oil
On- board comp uter. ..... . . . . . . .273
AMG menu . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .287
Ass ista nc em enu. . . . .... . . . . . . .284
Aud iome nu . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .280
Dis play messages . . . ..... . . . . . .404
Malfunc tion memo ry..... . . . . . . .285
Navi menu . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .278
Ov erview . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .275
Servi ceme nu . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .285
Settings menu . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .286
Telephone menu . . . . ..... . . . . . .282
Trip menu . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .277
On- board comp uter menu
AMG .. . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .287
Ass ista nc e. . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .284
Aud io.. . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .280
Navi ... . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .278
Servi ce. . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .285
Setting s.. . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .286
Telephone . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .282
Trip ... . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .277 On-
boa rdvoltage ..... . . . . . . . . . .465
Outside tem perature dis play. . . ..272
Over head control panel
Ov ervie w. . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .20
Over ride featu re..... . . . . . . . . . . . .45 P
Pai nt no. . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .509
Park Assist Dis playm essa ge.... . . . . . . . . . . .410
Dri ving syste m..... . . . . . . . . . . .317
Ra nge . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .318
Sw itch ing on/of f.... . . . . . . . . . . .319
Warn ing dis play..... . . . . . . . . . . .318
Parki ng. . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .258
Parki ngaid . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .314
Parking brake(e lectric) . . . . . . . . . .258
Displ ay me ssage.... . . . . . . . . . . .422
Em ergenc ybrakin g... . . . . . . . . . .259
Indi cator lamp . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .446
Manual releas e..... . . . . . . . . . . .472
Warni nglamp . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .446
Parking Guida nce .... . . . . . . . . . . .320 Pa
rking lamp .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..477
Dis play message . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..434
Pa rking position
Ex terior mirrors .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..240
Ex terior mirrors (COM AND) . . . . . ..203
Pa rktro nic . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..314
Cle aning th esensors . . . . . . . . . . ..397
Faul t. . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..442
Minimu mdis tanc e. . . . . . . . . . . . ..316
Pa rki ng aid .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..314
Range . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..315
Sw itch ing on /off. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..317
Warning disp lay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..316
PCMCIA card Ejec ting . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...82
Loading . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...80
Perfo rmance .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..511
Perm anent Speedtro nic. . . . . . . . ..311
Pet rol– seeFu el
Ph one book
COMA ND. ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..117
Di alling a num ber
(o n-bo ardco mputer) . . . . . . . . . . ..283
PIN . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..282
Po we r cl osing .... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..227 216_R
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30 Safety
Oc
cupant safety i
Airbags are not deployed in all types of acci-
dent .They are control led by comp lex sensor
te ch nology and evaluat ionlogic .This process is
pre-emptive in nat ureas airbag deployment
mus tta ke place durin gth e impact and must be
adapt edtoprovide calcula ted, additional protec-
ti on for theve hicle occupant s.Not all airbags are
deplo yed in an accident.
The different airbag systems work independent ly
of eac hother . However, the deplo ymentof
eac hindiv idual system depe ndso nth et ype of
ac cident det ermi ned bytheco ntrol system in
th ef irst stage soft hecollision (h ead-on colli-
sion, side impact and overt urn) and the ext ent
of thea ccident (in partic ular, vehicl e’s rat eof
dec eleration or ac celeration).
The vehicle decel eration or accele ration
an d th edire ction of th efo rce are basica lly
de ter mine dby :
! the distr ibut ion of forces during th ecol-
li si on
! the collisio nan gle
! the deform ation ch arac teristi csof the
vehi cle
! the cha racter istics of the obje ctwith
which the vehicle has col lided, e.g. the
othe rvehicle Fa
ctors wh ich can onl ybe seen andmeas-
ured after th eco llisio nha s taken plac edo
not pl ay adecisive role in the depl oyme nt
of an airbag, nor do they provide an ind ica-
tion of it.
Th eve hiclem aybe consider abl yde formed
without an airbag being deployed, if, forex-
am ple, onl yea sily def orma ble parts, such
as the bonnet or fron twing, have be enhit
an dth ene cessary de gree ofdeceleration
ha sno tb eenr eached .It is also possible
that airbags maybe deployed eve nthough
th eve hicle is onlyslig htly deform ed,if, for
ex amp le,ve ry rigid veh icle parts such as
the lo ngitudin al memb ersa re af fectedin
an accident and th edeg reeof de celeration
is sufficie nt. Be
ltten sione rsand be lt force limiters
Th efront seat belts and theseat belts in
the rear ar e equipped with belt tensioner s.
! Donot engage th ese at belttongue onthe
front passe nger seat if these at is not occupied.
Th ebel tten sioners could oth erwi se be act ivated
in an accident.
Th eload exerted bythe seat bel tis re-
du ced if th e seatbe lt is also equipped with
a belt fo rcelimi ter. Th
eau tom atic com fort-f itfeat ure reduc es
the retra ction force of thefront se atbelts.
Th isresu lts in theseat beltbe ing mo re
co mf ortabl e.
Be lt tensi oners tight enthe se atbelts inan
ac cide nt, pulli ngthem cl oseagains t the
body.
i Beltte nsioners do not correc tan inc orrect
seat posi tion orinco rrec tly wor nseat belts.
Be lttensioners do not pull occupants back to-
wards theb ackrest.
Th e belt fo rce limi ters arefine-t uned to
th ef ront airbags ,which take ove rfro m the
seat beltapart oftheres trai ning forces,
thus spreadi ngthe fo rces exerted by them
on the occupant ove ra gr ea tera rea. 216_R
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34 Safety
Oc
cupant safety
! the 9 warning lamp next
to the inst ru me nt clu ster isnot lit
( = page 42)
Th ismean s thatachi ldres trai nt sys-
te m with autom atic child se atrecogni-
tion iseither not fitted or is fitted
inco rrec tly.
! Donot place any heavy obj ectson the fron t-
passeng er seat.The system migh te rron eously
in te rpret this as a per son oc cupying the seat and
th e res traint sys tems onthe fron t-passe nger
seat mightb etriggered in the event of an ac ci-
dent and would th en have tobe replac ed.
Si de bags G
Risk of inj ury Fo
r saf etyre asons, Merced es-Ben z recom-
me ndsth at you use seat cove rs thathave
be en tested for use inMe rcedes -Ben zv ehi-
cles and that ha vea special tearseam for
sideba gs.O ther wi se ,a sideba gmaynotde-
pl oy correc tlya nd cou ldfail to prov ide the
inte nded pro tection in the event ofan acci-
dent. Youcan obtain these covers from a
Me rcedes -Ben zSe rvice Centre ,fo re xam-
ple. G
Risk of inju ry To
reduce the risk of injury when a sidebag
is deployed, make sur eth at:
! there aren oo ther per sons, animal sor
objects be tweenth eve hicle occupants
an dth edeployme ntrang eo fth eside-
bags
! noaccessor ies, e.g. drinks can hol ders,
are attach edto th edo ors
! only lig htclothing ishu ng on thecoat
hooks in thevehic le
! there are no heavy or shar pobjects in
the po cketsof the clot hing onthe coat
hooks G
Risk of inju ry Ob
serve the follow ing note sto re duce the
ri sk of serious or fata l inj uryif asidebag is
deploy ed:
! Vehicle oc cupa nts–i npa rtic ular , ch il-
dren –mustnot lean their headonthe
ar ea ofthe wi ndow in whic hasideba gis
deployed. !
Vehicle occupants mustalwa ys wear
th eirsea tbe ltcor rectly an d posi tion
th eirb ackres t as clo seto the vertic al as
possi ble.
! Alwa ys secu rechi ldre nless than 1.50 m
tall orunder1 2year s of age in suitab le
child restraint syste ms. G
Risk of inju ry Th
esensors forcontr olling theairbags are
lo cat edin the doors. Do not make any
chan gesto the doors or door trim,su ch as
the retrofitting ofloud spea kers. If thedo ors
ar e damaged, the fu nction of thes idebags
ma y be impaired .Hav ewo rkcarrie dou ton
the doors on lyat aqu alified specia list wo rk-
shop which has th enecessary spe cialis t
kn owl edge andtool sto carry out the work
requi red. Me rcede s-Be nz rec ommendsth at
yo uu seaMe rced es-Benz Service Cen tre for
this purpos e. In particular ,workrelevant to
sa fety or on safety-rel at ed syst emsmu st be
ca rrie dou tat aq ualifi ed spec iali stwo rk-
shop. 216_R
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48 Safety
Driving safety sys
tems
tra ffic situation. PRE-SAFE ®
is ac tiv ated si-
mu ltane ouslyif BA SPlus reque sts a parti c-
ul ar ly high braking pressure.
6 Keep the brake pedaldepressed until
the emergen cysitua tion isove r.
ABS prev en ts the wheels fr omlocki ng.
Th ebrake sfu nction again as normal whe n:
! you relea sethe brake pe dal
! there areno ob stac lesde tecte d inthe
path of your vehicle
! there is nolong er arisk ofcollision
BA S Pl usisthen de activa ted.
BA SPlus also react sto stationar yob sta-
cl es at spe edsofup toapprox imate ly
70 km /h,e. g. stopped or parked ve hicles.
Fo rBA SPlus to assist you when driving,
the radar sensor syste mmust beswitched
on andop era tiona l.Yo uca ncheck thisby
switc hing on Distroni c Pl usor vi athe "Ra-
dar sensor" menu on the on-board comp u-
ter. i
Information about switch ing on the radar
sen sors ystemc anbe fo und on (= page 287).
Fo llowing ase vere impact or intheevent
of damag e to the front of the vehicle as a
re sult of an acci dent, have th e setting and
function of the radar sensor sche cked at a
Mercede s-Be nz Service Cen tre. If BA
SPlus isno ta vailable due to amal-
fu nc tion in the radar sensor system, the
bra king syst em rem ains available with full
bra keboos ting effectand BA S.
i The adaptiv ebr ake lamps are only available
in ce rtain coun tries.
Th ebrake lamps flas hin quick su cces sion
if the vehicl e is braked sudd enlyfrom a
spee dof more than 50km /h orifBAS or
BAS Plus *inter vene sdurin gbraki ng. Th is
wa rnspas sing vehicl es.
Th e hazar dwa rning lamps switch on auto-
ma tically and th ebra kelightsco me onper-
ma nently wh en they ar eap plied agai nif
the vehicle is braked to haltfrom asp eed
of mo rethan 70km /h inthis wa y.
Th eha zard wa rnin gla mp s sw itchof f again
auto matica lly wh en yo uex ceed a spee dof
10 km /h. G
Risk of accident BAS Plus
onlyco nsider scl earl ydete cted
ob jects when provid ing br akin gass ista nc e.
Det ection can be impa ired inpa rtic ular if:
! thesensors aredirty or co vered
! itis snow ing or rain ing heav ily
! there is interfere ncef rom an othe rradar
sou rce
! there is stron gra da r re flec tion, e. g.in
multi- storeyvehi clep arks
BAS Plus does not react to:
! people or animals
! oncom ingve hicles and cross traf fic
BA SPlus ma y no tdetect nar rowv ehicle s,
e. g. motor cyclesandve hicles travelling on
ap arall elbu t offset cou rse. Ad
aptive brak e lamps 216_R
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55
Safety
Anti -theft sy stems
6 With KEYLESS GO*:pull theou tside
of the door handl e.
Th e key mustbe outside th evehicle.
or
6 Pressthe KEY LESS GO*button.
Th e key mustbe inside the vehicle.
A visual and au diblealar m is ac tiva tedif
you rvehicle ’s angleof incli nation cha nges
wh ile to w-awa yprote ction is prim ed.
De activate tow-a waypr otection if your ve-
hicle:
! isto be tra nspo rted
! isbeing loaded, e.g. onto aferry
! isparke don amova bles urface, e.g. a
car tra nsporter
Th iswillpr ev en t false alarms.
i Theto w- away pro tectionalarm is trigg ered
if th eve hicle is jack ed up on one side, for exam-
pl e.
6 To pri meor de activa te: (= page 209).
i Tow-aw ay pro tection is aut omatica lly deac-
ti va tedw henyo uun lock your veh icle.Tow- away
protec tion re mains deac tiva tedun tilyo u loc kthe
ve hicle again. A vi
sual an d audible alarm istrigg ered if
yo ur vehicl eis lo ckedand mov ementis de-
tecte d inside ,e.g. if:
! somebo dysmashe sone of theside
windows
! somebod yreac hesinside th eve hicle
De activa te theint erior motion sensor if
yo u lo ckyour vehicl ean d:
! peopl eoran im alsre mai nin the ve hicle
! the windows remain open
! thes lidin g/tilting sunroo frem ains
op en
Th iswillpr ev en tfa lse alarms.
6 Toprim eor deactivate:
( = page 208). i
Thei nter ior motion sensor re mains deac ti-
va ted until you loc kth ev ehicle again.
i Theint erior moti on sensor can only func tion
co rrec tlyi fth e windows and theslidin g/tilting
sunroof are clos ed.
i Donot leav eanything, e.g. mas cots,ha ng-
ing onther ear-view mirror or on the grab han-
dles on the roof trim. These could ot herwise
tr igg er fa lse alarms. Tow
-awa yprotec tion* In
te rior motio nse nsor* G
Risk of inj ury Do
not leav ech ildr en un super vise din the
vehi cle. They could open the doo rs,r elea se
the elec tric parking bra keorinju re them-
selv eson movi ng parts, thus endangering
them selves and othe rs. 216_R
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COM
AND
CO MA ND introd uction Menu over
view
Be low is th elayo utofthe mainfu nc tions and their basic menus.
Eac hma infunction ha sa bas icmenu. Each item in thebasic menu ha sse veralsu bme nuitem s. Operati
ngCOMANDCom mands/ basic men us Naviga
tion* Aud
io Te
leph one* Vi
deo Ve
hicle Map displ
ay Ra
dio Teleph
one* TV* Re
ar window blind* Mode CD Add
ress book* DV
Dvideo Ex
terior mi rror
co nveni ence settings Aud
ioDVD* Mes
sage s* Vi
deo off Easy
-entry/e xitfe at ure MP3 Te
lephone off* Ex
terior lighti ng
del ayed switch-off Audio off Interior lightin
gdelayed
switch -off Am
bien tlight* Lo
catorlight ing Auto
matic locking In
te rior motion sensor* Tow-a
wayprot ection* Bo
ot lid ope ning
lim iter* 216_R
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